Derrick Milton (28, right), a former all-state running back at Pineville, is transferring from Mississippi State to McNeese State, where he'll have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

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LAKE CHARLES -- At the Southland Conference Football Media Day event Wednesday, senior left tackle Antoine Everett mentioned, almost as an aside, "We've got a few transfers that can also run the ball."

That was Everett's way of adding to what McNeese already had as far as strengths on the offensive side of the ball. He was referring to the addition of two transfer running backs from the Southeastern Conference, Pineville's Derrick Milton of Mississippi State and Nate Holmes from Arkansas, who join veteran running backs Kelvin Bennett (774 yards, 4 TDs) and Dylan Long (335 yards, 10 TDs) to ...